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C. K. DECHERD.

METHOD OF PACKING SILVERWAHE. APPLICATION FILED NOV-12, 1920.

1,387, 1 32 Patented Aug; 9,1921.

W16 My QEQTEQ STTS FATENT CONSTANT K. DECHERD, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONN ECTIG'UT, ASSIGNOR T INTERN A- TIONAL SILVER CO., OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

METHOD OF PACKING SILVERWARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Application filed. November 12, 1920. Serial No. 423,563.

To ail whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, CoNs'rAN'r K. Dn-

j CHERD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middle-v sex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Methods of Packing Silverware; and I do hereby declare the following, when'taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and the characters of reference marked tlnereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawing constitutes part of this application, and represents a perspective view of a package of silverware wrapped and sealed in accordance with my invention.

This invention relates to a method of packing silver-ware. As is well known silver-ware soon becomes tarnished and dealers and manufacturers frequently have to have silver-ware refinished after such goods have been kept in stock for more than a few months.

The object of this invention is to so wrap the goods that oxidization is prevented and so that goods may be kept in their original package indefinitely and the invention consists in the method hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In illustrating my invention I have shown a package of tea spoons. These are first wrapped in the usual manner in tissue paper containing acetate of lead, carbonate of copper, soluble salts of zinc, or any other of the well known substances having an aflinity for sulfids. This material may be in the form of a powder or the paper may be impregnated with the material. When wrapped in the usual manner the wrapper is secured by straps of adhesive tape, or other suitable material so as to hold the wrapper firmly about the goods-and the package is then coated by spraying, brushing or dipping with a lacquer, varnish, or other water-proof material. If desired this water-proof material may be colored with an suitable pigment so that the package Wi l harmonize 1n color with the liningof a case in which the package is contained.

' With this method silver-ware, and by the term silver-ware I Wish to include solid silver or electro plated ware, is protected against the action of sulfids so that the articles in the package will not tarnish and will be kept bright indefinitely.

I claim:

1. The method of packing silver-ware consistin in wrapping the article in paper containing a sulfid neutralizer and coating the package with a water-proof substance.

2. The method of packing silver-ware consisting in wrapping the article in paper containing a sulfid neutralizer, sealing the package and then coating the package with a Water-proof substance. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CONSTANT K. DECHERD.

Witnesses:

AGNES M. 'OONKLIN, GEO. C. BREWER. 

